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Names that mean strong

28 first names whose etymology includes “strong” or a close synonym, the most used first. For girls: Audrey, Valeria, Gertrude, Millicent. For boys: Ethan, Gabriel, Ronald, Vladimir.

NameForOriginMeaningLatest rank
Ethan boys Hebrew “firmness”, “strong” #54 (2025)
Gabriel boys Latin “[strong] man”, “strength” #80 (2025)
Audrey girls English “noble”, “strength” #312 (2025)
Ronald boys Scottish Gaelic “advice”, “power” #627 (2025)
Vladimir boys “power”, “be strong” #1,226 (2025)
Gerald boys “spear”, “might” #2,269 (2025)
Arnold boys “eagle”, “power” #627 (2025)
Valeria girls Latin “to be healthy”, “to be strong” #983 (2025)
Archibald boys “pure”, “holy” #346 (2025)
Hasan boys Arabic “fine”, “good” #448 (2025)
Titus boys Latin “honorable”, “strong” #1,897 (2025)
Gertrude girls “spear”, “strength” #5,581 (2021)
Millicent girls German “hard work”, “strong” #1,028 (2025)
Mildred girls English “mild”, “strength” #4,201 (2025)
Valentine either Latin “strong”, “healthy” #1,798 (2025)
Willard boys English “will”, “brave” #4,432 (2008)
Valencia girls Latin “power”, “vigour” #531 (2025)
Waldo boys English “power”, “thief”
Rakan boys Arabic “steadfast”, “strong” #1,705 (2025)
Gaylord boys “strong”, “dashing”
Carlisle either “fort”, “strength of lugus” #3,017 (2021)
Ladislaus boys “power”, “glory”
Reinhardt boys German “counsel”, “strong”
Prabal boys Sanskrit “powerful”, “mighty” #5,137 (2025)
Goddard boys German “god”, “hard”
Elfreda girls English “elf”, “strength” #4,739 (2013)
Urja girls Sanskrit “power”, “energy” #5,765 (2017)
Oorja girls Sanskrit “power”, “energy”